Element record L5955 - Flint axehead found at Ratcliffe on Soar

Summary

FINDSPOT (Neolithic)

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Grid reference SK 49600 28900 (point)
Map sheet SK42NE
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Ratcliffe on Soar, Rushcliffe

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A flint axehead was found while digging in a garden (findspot unknown) by David Moran. Length 125mm, width 55mm, thickness 26mm. It remains in private possession. (1)
See L7854 for nearby earthworks.
Grid ref is for village area.


Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.

<1> EMAB eds, 1978, East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, p 38 (Published document). SNT163.

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  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. 2021. National Record of Historic Environment.
  • <1> Published document: EMAB eds. 1978. East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin. 12. p 38.

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Record last edited

Jun 8 2026 2:14PM

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